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Transforming Public Health
June 1, 2012 | Report
The Transforming Public Health project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and convened by RESOLVE, tasked a small group of public health thought leaders with developing guidance for public health officials and policy-makers in prio ...
Tobacco-Control Work, 1991-2010
April 1, 2011 | Report
A collection of slides charting smoking in the United States, the evolution of tobacco control and the role RWJF has played in reducing smoking from 1991 through 2010.
Developing a Model Program for Integrating Tribal Public Health into the Multijursidictional Public Health System for Infectious Diseases
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This document focuses on the importance of policies that include tribes in a comprehensive multijurisdictional public health system that can address infectious disease outbreaks.
Advancing Health Equity by Institutionalizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Decisions Affecting the Built Environment
January 4, 2010 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This project sought to broaden the platform of public health work based on the recognition that land-use, transportation, economic development and redevelopment, and housing and education policies are all health policies.
Prevention for a Healthier America
July 1, 2008 | Report
This report from Trust for America's Health presents findings that a small strategic investment in disease prevention, proven community-based programs, could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs.
A Healthier America 2013
January 29, 2013 | Report
New report from Trust for America's Health provides high-impact recommendations to the public health community to make prevention a priority.
An Integrated Framework for Assessing the Value of Community-Based Prevention
November 2, 2012 | Report
This report proposes a framework to assess the value of community-based, non-clinical prevention policies and wellness strategies.
A Broken Promise to Our Children
November 30, 2011 | Report
A report on the states' allocation of the tobacco settlement dollars finds that of the $25.6 billion collected in tobacco revenue, only 1.8 percent—$456.7 million—will be spent by states on programs to prevent kids from smoking and to help smokers quit.
Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax
September 1, 2011 | Report
Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax: Public Health’s Vital Role in National Defense, released by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), features more than 30 firsthand accounts of public health professionals who were dire ...
Building on State Experience
April 1, 2011 | Report
The second in a series of issue briefs published by The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), takes a closer look at three aspects of community benefits affected by §9007 of the ACA, "Additional Requirements for Nonprofit Hospitals."